Broken Lenses Don’t Replace, Reglaze Eli Yablo

A lot of people will simply buy a whole new pair of glasses whenever one of their lenses breaks or is lost, or when they’re given a new prescription. However there’s simply no need to spend quite so much on a new pair of glasses just for replacement lenses.

You can instead opt to get your glasses reglazed, or simply get the current lenses replaced, allowing you to keep the frames you already have. This not only means you can save quite a bit of money, but you can keep the frames you’ve grown used to.

It’s not just prescription glasses you can get reglazed either, as you can also do the same with sunglasses. Image you have an expensive paid of designer sunglasses and you crack the lense, normally you’d expect to pay full retail price for a new pair of frames with new lenses. Going along to an opticians to get your glasses reglazed will allow you to keep the frames and save yourself a fortune. Sunglasses can be reglazed whether you need prescription or non prescription lenses,Ray-Ban RB8306, meaning it’s a perfect option for anyone.

The only issue you might come across with sunglasses is if they are particularly curved. If you do have excessively curved sunglasses it’s worth checking with your local optician via the phone or internet before taking your frames in as they sometimes have issue reglazing frames above a certain curvature.

If your frame is broken, then you’ll almost certainly need to purchase a new pair, as you can replace frames quite as easily. If you hava damaged but not broken frame, you’ll have to check with the optician if you can get it fixed. Most opticians will only be able to reglaze your frames if they think the frame will not break during the reglazing process.

So if you do own a pricy pair of Oakley sunglasses or another similar brand and you find you’ve cracked or broken a lense, then don’t immediately purchase a new pair – take them down to your local optician and see if you can save yourself some money!